TORONTO — When Drake was a teenager, he’d stand outside Toronto’s long-gone Escape Nightclub handing out flyers just to get inside and lose himself in Vybz Kartel’s music. On Sunday night, he came ...

A Texas dancehall that was set to close after more than 100 years of two-stepping will keep the lights on after an investor came through at the last second. Current owner Abbey Road said that after ...

Trace the evolution of the genre over the decades via songs by Sister Nancy, Cutty Ranks, Super Cat and more. By David Renard Great to be back with you again. I’m Dave Renard, an editor on the Times ...

Image-Line has announced the latest update for FL Studio, its flagship DAW, bringing with it a host of new features that includes several assistive tools aimed at helping music-makers "jumpstart their ...

Dexta Daps and production duo DASECA talk to Billboard about Lorde sampling their "Morning Love" track 10 years post-release. Read the full interview. By Kyle Denis When Lorde unleashed her highly ...

The Jamacian-born singer put on a one-of-a-kind performance at the 2025 MOBO awards SINGER Spice, who has been dubbed The Queen of Dancehall by fans, has revealed the way that icon Shaggy not only ...

After being released from prison after 13 years, Vybz Kartel, the king of Dancehall, is ready to reclaim his throne. The Billboard cover star takes us through a day in his life in Kingston, Jamaica, ...

Her name is Spice and she is everything nice. The undisputed Queen of Dancehall and star of the hit reality series Love and Hip-Hop Atlanta just released her third album, Mirror 25, to celebrate a ...

Jamaicans often say to each other, “Jamaica is not a real place,” as we shake our heads at the beauty and madness of our birthplace. On last week’s episode of Jamaica Is Not a Real Place, a day before ...

Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel is to be freed from prison after his murder conviction was overturned in March, a court ruled today. The 48-year-old artist was handed a life sentence in 2014 ...

Let’s set the scene. You’re out with friends, or maybe by yourself, at a local nightclub or day party, and the DJ on set gives a shoutout to the “Carribeans” in the crowd. They say something like, ...